Chapter Fifteen Jacob Two days passed. Two days during which I practically worshipped at the altar of Ellie. After the power came back on, everything largely returned to normal as far as Las Vegas was concerned. The snap and crackle of the city that was always alive and pulsing kicked right back into gear. The conference—the reason I was there—resumed and quickly extended itself for a day. Considering that everything had come to a screeching stop for a day, that made sense. I managed to go through the motions and seem focused, yet I was in a bit of a fog. Ellie had crashed into my life like an asteroid, blowing it up and shifting everything. The s*x was incredible. Beyond incredible. I couldn’t get enough. Meanwhile, I was busy assessing every contingency and trying to figure out how

